If one of the two bad bits of gear popped wouldn’t having it on a sliding x make it more likely for the other one to pop in event of a fall? Would it shockload it more thank if they were both just clipped on their own or would it depend on how far away from each other they are?
It’s far from ideal, but if you’re gripped and pumped out your box, doing a proper sling setup might not be realistically an option... it’s pretty niche!
JB Mountain Skills I can feel the sweaty hands and forearm pain at the thought of being that pumped! I like it, hope to never have to use in that situation though!
You could use it to quickly equalise marginal gear as a runner, if that is ever the case I'm more than likely not on the right route! I do use a sliding X in the garden, I've got a slackline on a tree at one end and I equalise on two fence posts at the other, the first time I did it with an old sling and an overhand knot, never managed to get that knot out again, whereas you don't get that problem with sliding X and the redundancy is not needed in that particular situation.
JB can you do a bit of a chat about different belay devices for lead belaying and what situations they are suitable in, on my AMGA training we used assisted breaking devices (ABD) for all kinds of climbing, top rope bottom rope, sport, trad and indoors. But I understand views are a bit different over here on where and when ABD's have a place
